Ancient Rome
- ISBN-10
- 0070489378
- ISBN-13
- 9780070489370
- Series
- Ancient Rome
- Category
- Travel / Essays & Travelogues
- Pages
- 343
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970
- Publisher
- American Heritage Press
- Author
- Robert Payne
Description
In the sheer scope, the Roman epoch is unsurpassed in history. What has endured to our own time is its great legacy to Western civilization-in law, language, architecture, and the art of government-and the fascination of its story.
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